| abstract |
An ink jet recording method of the present invention includes a step of applying a reaction liquid onto a transfer body, an ink image forming step, a liquid removing step of bringing a porous body of a liquid absorbing member into contact with the ink image on the transfer body to remove 70% by mass or more of the liquid component from the ink image, a transfer step, and a smoothing step of bringing a fixing member into contact with the ink image on the recording medium, heating and pressing the ink image at a temperature not less than the softening point of the resin to smooth the surface of the ink image, and releasing the heated and pressed ink image from the fixing member at a temperature less than the softening point of the resin. |